diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index ebe56bbd..e23ad4a1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 .wasm-binaries
 *.adoc
 *.bin
+# Exception: sassafras benchmark data (required for CI)
+!bizinikiwi/pezframe/sassafras/src/data/*.bin
 *.iml
 *.orig
 *.rej
diff --git a/bizinikiwi/pezframe/sassafras/src/data/25_tickets_100_auths.bin b/bizinikiwi/pezframe/sassafras/src/data/25_tickets_100_auths.bin
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9f72a34d
Binary files /dev/null and b/bizinikiwi/pezframe/sassafras/src/data/25_tickets_100_auths.bin differ